I need a prehensile TAIL!!
And if I knew now I would have had help!
In my quest to learn how to weld I have talked to a bunch of welders, they all have different takes.
My neighbor who is a machinist and a good welder who I was hoping to get some help from, once he saw the cone kit said "your on your own with that"
The other two guys I know, one is now a Forman and doesn't weld much anymore but welded aluminum for 20+ years said it would even be tough for him, the other one is a younger guy who is welder and holds a bunch of certifications for some of the specialty metals, cobalt, titanium, etc said that with me being new it was going to be challenging, both those guys said use rod, the younger guy said pulse the other said he hates pulse.
Yesterday morning a friend stopped by the shop who has worked in the metal fab and coating industry for over 30, he took one of the pipes I had tacked up to one of their welders in the afternoon who does all the "glamor welding" (his word not mine), stuff that needs to look good, he said for a beginner I'm doing great and that my fit up is not good enough for fusion welding and considering how the cones go together that he was amazed I did as well as I did without better fixtures for holding it. He said he would weld them minimum 200 bucks cash maybe more depends on how it goes....
Im going to weld them myself and keep on learning, and my friend said he's going show me some of the fixtures there welding department uses to hold pieces...now that its to late
So apparently this is quite a project for a beginner
Again I rely appreciate the encouragement from you guys, this is one of the toughest things I have ever tackled.